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Capacity Building Workshop on Biodiversity, Indigenous People Set

Capacity Building Workshop on Biodiversity, Indigenous People Set

By Carolyn GonzalesMarch 07, 2013

A three-day workshop to explore international policy related to indigenous peoples is set for Thursday, March 8 through Saturday, March 10 at the University of New Mexico School of Law room #2404.

Participants will review and analyze international policy related to indigenous peoples and biodiversity. Working groups will be created to review and define community protocols as they relate to the protection of traditional knowledge associated to biodiversity. A position paper on the use of the term indigenous peoples and the overall protection of traditional knowledge will be drafted.

Sponsoring organizations include El Centro de la Raza, American Indian Student Services, Office of Student Affairs, Office of Graduate Studies, Indian Law Program, Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies, Center for Social Sustainable Systems, Project for New Mexico Graduate Students of Color, and the Red de las Mujeres Indígenas sobre Biodiversidad.